The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
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North Carolina State Board of Agri-
culture.

,Col.sR r. w. Wharton, LIST Congressional
District,
DR.. A, G.. Brooks, I'd, Congresssional Dis
trict.
H.lL& Grant, 3rd Congressional District.
Col w. F. Green, 4th Congressional
District. ~ 50 :: - -
J,.4H. Marrow, 9th, Congressional Dis
trlct. 80 .~~
S. 3, Alexander, 9Th. Congressional Dis
trict (elecD.
BurwelI Blanton, 8th Congressional Dis
Dr. G. D. tsmith, 9th Congressional Dis
trict., =, IA, lt, ri.
OFFICERS
John Robinson, COMMISSIONER
-. T. K. Bruner, Acting Secretary.
G.. w. Dabney, Jr., Chemist and Direc-
tor of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton. = A.:
TRUSTEES OF THE AGRICULTURAL n MA
CHANICAL COLLEGE.
The members of the Board of Agricul-
ture, to whom are added: Il
w. S. Primrose, Wake.
G.. q. French, Fender.
II. E. Fries, Forsyth.
Gen. r. Rarringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF H~UsBANDRY.
w. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
DR.. J. W. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
w. II. Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
H. T. ]. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Seere-
tary. -.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant, Jackson, n. G.
Capt. w. H. Powell, Battleboro,
n. T. Ridley, Boykins, Va.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
Vice Presidents-W. R. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; w. A. Darden,
I'd Congressional District; G. z. French,
Sd Congressional District; w. F.. Green,
4th Congressional District; H. E. Fries,
9TH Congressional District; is. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; w. H. Hobson,
9TH Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton, 9Th Congressional District; w. II.
Mcclure, 9th Congressional District.
B.. F.. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S.
Ohio Wilson,, Vineyard, and w. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
D. Reid Parker, Trinity College, A. NJ.
McIver, Oaks, D. Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L. L. Polk, Raleigh, and c.. Nc
Donald, Concord.
n. C. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
w. G. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
High Point is organizing a building
and loan association.
The North Carolina State Guard, ac-
cording to a late report of the Adjutant-
General, numbers l, 178 officers and men.
The Southern Baptist Convention. in.
session last week at Louisville, KY, en-
dorsed prohibition. The convention meets
next year at Richmond, Va.
The annual convention of the Episco-
pal Church of North Carolina met in
Raleigh today. There is a large attend
ance of clergymen and laymen.
After a long and hard contest, Judge
Charles j. Faulkner has been elected .. S.
Senator from West Virginia. He is 40
years of age and said to be a man of de-
cided ability.
1.-The plug tobacco factory of Corbett,
Patton & Co., in Durham, was burned
Monday night. Loss SIG, 1000; insurance
$4,000. The fire is supposed to- have
been caused by lightning"
Mr.. P. FL. Winston, well known in
this state, who has been for several years
a resident of idaho Territory, will return
to this State. His family have already
reached Winston, where they resided be-
fore their removal to Idaho.
Mr.. w. G. Upchurch is not given to
Boosting, but he might be pardoned if he
did a little on that Jersey COW of his
which gave last Saturday fifty and one
half pounds of nlilk. She will be on ex-
hibition tomorrow at the cattle show.
The Goldsboro Transcript-Aessenger
Of the 9th inst. was a mammoth sheet,
filled with valuable information touching
the enterprising town of Goldsboro and
the eastern section of the State. Itshould /
be Reproduced in pamphlet form and sent
out broadcast.
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